Abe Forsythe’s zombie film 'Little Monsters', French-Australian co-production 'Slam' and an as yet untitled film from the Roache-Turner brothers are among 12 productions recently backed by Create NSW.
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The screen industry still has work to do to address gender imbalance, but Screen Australia chief operating officer Fiona Cameron says it is off to a “promising start”.
An adaptation of Kenneth Cook’s novel 'Fear is the Rider', to be by directed Kriv Stenders, and writer Osamah Sami’s 'Ali's Wedding'-follow up 'When The Birds Aren’t Free To Be Buried', are among 15 features to have recently received development funding via Screen Australia.
Arclight Films has officially launched Chinalight, a new development division focused on Australian-Chinese co-productions.
'Backburning', a theatrical doco about Midnight Oil, a new collaboration between Rolf de Heer, David Gulpilil and Molly Reynolds, and a ‘companion piece’ to upcoming SBS drama 'Sunshine' are among the 15 latest documentaries to be backed by Screen Australia.
Screen Australia’s revelation that it can no longer afford to support entry-level feature filmmakers has been criticised by the Australian Directors Guild and some producers, writers and directors.
Screenwest has announced Maziar Lahooti’s debut feature Below as the recipient of this year’s West Coast Visions funding.
“We have had to get out of the entry-level film market as a result of funding cuts," said Screen Australia COO Fiona Cameron.